Method of adaptive controllable parallel execution of operations in object database management systems

Abstract

The design of parallel database management systems (DBMSs) normally implies using special-purpose multiprocessor computing systems. Most often, a DBMS is supposed to work in an exclusive mode of operation. However, in the class of x86-based multiprocessor computing systems designed for mass usage, the exclusive mode of DBMS operation with respect to other software is often not secured. In addition, the legacy software for this class of computing systems is often not designed for mass parallel usage. When the exclusive mode requirement is ignored and the resources of the computing system are not used in low-load DBMS regimes, the efficiency of using resources of the computing system as a whole reduces. This paper considers a method of program organization of controlled parallelism at the level of internal DBMS operations, allowing for their controlled execution based on the state of the entire computing system. This method made it possible to significantly reduce the time of response for low densities of query arrival in the ODB-Jupiter commercial object DBMS developed in the Inteltec Plus scientific manufacturing center. The method of controlled parallel execution can be used in a wide class of program systems.